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Friday, August 16th

 

Collect Homework - District Technology Use Agreement Policy

Why take this class? App Inventor and Course Intro - last two slides.

Introduction to MIT App Inventor 2 - create a new user account using your Sequoia gmail account.

Setting Up App Inventor for your own Android device - not necessary if you are using a school device.

Demo of Designer, Blocks Editor, and live testing of app - the raffle app

Mobile CSP Lessons - register for this course

Creating your first App - HelloPurr - App Inventor 2 Chapter 1. I have included the links required for this activity below to save time. Create a folder on your desktop called "Hello Purr Files". When you download the following files save them in this folder.
Kitten Image: http://www.appinventor.org/bookFiles/HelloPurr/kitty.png
kitty meow: http://appinventor.org/bookFiles/HelloPurr/meow.mp3
STOP! - Be sure your name appears at the TOP of each app you create - make a label with "Created by your name".

Procedure for checking out tablets - one tablet per pair of students - share please. Each student must demonstrate their working app for teacher check.

Once your app is working demonstrate it to your teacher for teacher check!

Review of First App - HelloPurr

Complete Unit 1 - sections 1.1-1.2

Create a google document titled Mobile Apps Vocabulary. Add the new terms from the following reading - Mazes, Algorithms, and Programs to your vocabulary page - add these terms:
Algorithm, control structures - for this definition list the three essential structures mentioned.

 

Homework

Show your porfolio page to your parents and then show them your first app.
Access your MIT App Inventor 2 account from home.
Access your Mobile Computer Science Principles and read Unit 1 - Welcome to Mobile CSP

What

Learn what the Mobile Apps course is all about and the procedures used in the course.

Why

Class routines will speed learning and make efficient use of class time as well as provide access to class resources.

How

Class presentation, class discussion, reading and practice.